Thousands of pilgrims go to Tirta Sudamala

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On the occasion of Banyupinaruh, thousands of pilgrims flocked from all all over Bali flocked to Tirata Sudamala in Sedi Hamlet, Bebalang on Sunday (Nov. 29), to do a melukat (water purification rite). Chief of the Tunas Mekar customary youth club of Sedit hamlet, Kadek Sukma Pigata, said that people not only form Bangli but from other areas as well, starting coming to Tirta Sudamala to perform the banyupinaruh melukat rite starting at 4 o'clock in the morning.
Admittedly, he said that the increase in the number of visitors on Banyupinaruh is very dramatic when compared to normal days. In response to the overflow of visitors, almost all the members of the youth club as well as the local pecalang (customary security guards) had to do parking lot duty to direct people to park in the village once the main paroling lot was full” he said. As in previous years the pilgrims continued to arrive until the late afternoon.
Tirta Sudamala has becoming more and more popular with Balines people over the last few years. There are several springs here that are channels into "shower heads" that pilgrims bath in as a way to eliminate negativity from their aura and are particularly sought after during holidays like Banyupinaruh.
There are a total of nine "shower heads" at Tirta Sudamala that represent the Dewata Nawa Sanga or deities of the nine directions. There are also two other "shower heads" who water drops about 2 meters, that are believed to be the purification showers of the angels. These two showers are intended for people that have just completed their tooth filling ceremony.
Apart from serving as a place rid ones aura of negative energy, Tirta Sudamala is also appreciated for the natural massage therapy that the  falling water provides while people do their melukat.www.bali-travelnews.com
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